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On "Meet the Press" Sunday White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged that the House could fall into Republican hands in the November elections. "I think there's no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause Republicans to gain control. There's no doubt about that,” Gibbs said. “This will depend on strong campaigns by Democrats and again, I think, we have to take the issues to them.”

Is this a case of simply stating the obvious? Is Gibbs trying to low-ball expectations so the election results will look better than expected? Or might White House officials actually privately want one or both chambers of Congress to fall into Republican hands? Such a shift would give the Obama team a new foil to run against, a la Clinton/Gingrich in 1995-96.

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